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Iraqi Kurds and Nation-Building

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Shining a light on how Iraqi Kurds used the aftermath of the 1991 Kurdish uprising to hold elections and form a parliament, and on how Kurdish officials later consolidated their regional government following the 2003 Iraq War, this book considers the political and economic shortfalls of the government and the obstacles facing Iraqi Kurds.

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XIX
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  2. Introduction

    • Mohammed M. A. Ahmed
    Pages 1-5

  3. Emergence of Kurdistan Regional Government

    • Mohammed M. A. Ahmed
    Pages 7-28

  4. Kurdish Leadership Style and Internal Disputes

    • Mohammed M. A. Ahmed
    Pages 29-46

  5. Political and Diplomatic Evolution

    • Mohammed M. A. Ahmed
    Pages 47-66

  6. Regional Economic Development and its Negative Fallout

    • Mohammed M. A. Ahmed
    Pages 67-84

  7. Evolving Ties with the United States and Europe

    • Mohammed M. A. Ahmed
    Pages 85-105

  8. Democracy or Lack of It

    • Mohammed M. A. Ahmed
    Pages 107-118

  9. Peshmarga and Disputed Kurdish Territories

    • Mohammed M. A. Ahmed
    Pages 119-142

  10. Military Standoff in Disputed Areas

    • Mohammed M. A. Ahmed
    Pages 143-156

  11. Resistance to Ankara’s Pressure to Fight the PKK

    • Mohammed M. A. Ahmed
    Pages 157-173

  12. Shift in Turkey’s Narrative toward Iraqi Kurds

    • Mohammed M. A. Ahmed
    Pages 175-194

  13. Future Prospects of the KRG

    • Mohammed M. A. Ahmed
    Pages 195-211

  14. Back Matter

    Pages 213-274
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"Mohammed Ahmed's Iraqi Kurds and Nation-Building offers readers a detailed account-ing of the key issues facing Iraqi Kurdistan today. . . Readers with an interest in the Kurds or Iraq . . . will find a wealth of very up to date material with extensive details on developments of the last few years.' Kurdish Studies

"Analyzing how the Iraqi Kurds have apparently succeeded in constructing a quasi-independent and largely democratic federal entity in northern Iraq the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) despite powerful external opposition, this is a timely and original book written by a scholar with unique abilities." - Michael M. Gunter, Professor of Political Science, Tennessee Technological University

"Mohammed M. A. Ahmed is one of the few scholars with all of the necessary linguistic abilities, scholarly capabilities, sound analysis, good judgment, and political wisdom to unravel the closely interfacing politics, problems, and challenges that await the Kurds of northern Iraq and their leaders." - Robert Olson, Professor emeritus of Middle East History and Politics, University of Kentucky

About the author

Mohammed Ahmed is the president and founder of the Ahmed Foundation for Kurdish Studies, a non-profit and non-partisan organization, which undertakes scholarly studies pertaining to Kurdish history, culture, and politics in the Middle East.

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